Comet (Hersheypark)

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Comet

The first section of Comet
Hersheypark Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Coordinates 40.287231°N 76.655048°W / 40.287231; -76.655048 Section The Hollow Status Operating since May 30, 1946 Rider height Minimum: 42 inch Min. unaccompanied: 48 inch
Statistics
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Designer / calculations	Herbert Paul Schmeck
Type	Wooden
Hourly capacity	950
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Serial number	109
Height	84 feet
Drop	78 feet
Top speed	50 mph
Length	3360 feet
Inversions	0
Duration	1:48
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (replaced 1996)
Riders per train	24

The first drop on Comet

Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. It was designed by Herbert Paul Schmeck, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters with construction overseen by Frank F. Hoover.

History

In November 2023 at the IAAPA Expo, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters announced that they were manufacturing new trains for Comet. The lead car from one of the new trains was unveiled at the convention. The new trains have individual lap bars whereas previous rolling stock had buzz bars.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Hill Twisted hill 2 bunny hills 3 bunny hills 2 bunny hills

Comet's design consists of several "bunny hills" that provide riders with several instances of airtime.

Color scheme

Unpainted track and white supports.

Trains

2 trains with 4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

Images

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  Comet's entrance
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  View of the queue line

External links

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  Comet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Comet on Coaster-Count.
• Comet on the parks website